Vending machine



- June 26, 1928.

R. C. RUSSELL ET AL VENDING MACHINE s ShetS Sheet Filed June 1, 1926 June 26, 1928. 1,674,664

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June 26, 1928.

. 1674;664- R. C. RUSSELL ET AL VENDING MACHINE Filed June 1, 1926 3 sheets sheet Luau.

Patented June 26,1928.

utilise/STA res ROBERT c. nussnilnxionnn.'wnrrn, AND in. HAYDEN, or DALLAsgrnxAs,

. ASSIGNORS T oAnLn AoKsoN, OF DALLAS, TEXAS-Q.

ENDING MACHINE;

Application filed June 1,

This invention relates'to'newand useful 1mprovements in vending machines. v

The ob ect of the invention'isto provide a vending machine for cylindrical articles such as pencils,' which will, be positive and reliable in operation and of simple construction involving a comparatively few number of parts.1

A 'iparticular object of the-inventionis to provide a coin 5 controlled actuating means arranged to positively prevent the operation of the vending carrier except 'when a certain 1 coin or check ofithe properdiameter isinserted in the machine and to prevent opera tion when other coins or checks are used- Another object of the invention is to provide a springl'atch -for holding the carrier against operation together w th an actuator employing the coin as a means of hftinglthe latch to permit operationpf'the carrier;

A further object "of the inventionis to provide a carriercoacting with a discharge hopper and equipped with means for agitat ing, selecting and positioning the article "to be, vended, in a new and novelmanner.

I A construction-designed to carry outthe invention will be hereinafter described, to-

gether with other features of the invention.- The invention will be more readilyunder stood from a reading of thefollo'wing speci-' fication and by 'referenceto theaccompanv,

ing drawings, in which-an'example ofthe invention is shown and wherein: i i

Fig. 1 "is a front'elevation of a machine constructed in accordancewith the'invention,

3 Fig. 2 is a' 1sideel'evation of the same,

' Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional viewtaken on the line-3,3 of Fig, 1, 4 is a face view' of he actuator,'-

I Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. '6',

Fig. 6 is a horizontal cross-sectional View taken on the" line 6-6 of Fig. 5,

Fig. 7 is a transverse vertical-sectional view taken on the line 77 of Fig. 1,1

Fig. 8 is a transverse verticalsectional view taken on the line 88 of Fig. 6,

Fig. '9 is a detail showingone' of thecarrier guideways, and 1 I f Fig. 1O is a vertical sectional view on the line 10-10 "of Fig. 3.

In the drawings the numerallO designates a suitablyshaped housing or case having a window 11 in its upperpor'tion, a removable 1926. Serial No. 112,561.

backplate 12 secured by a suitable lock 13, a base 14 and a front opening 15 immediately overthe base. The base has a flange tened on the ba'setwi'thin the housing to guide the pencils towardthe opening '15 as they fall-.fr0n'1 the compartment at-the up- Within the casing'a pair of upright transverse frame plates 18 are secured and ex-- tend from the base'to :the'top of thecasing;

per end of the casing.

These plates are spaced from the end walls of said casing and the openingl5 is confined therebetween. Eachpla'te is bent justbelow 1 its central portion to form horizontal transverse 'guideways 19 which are inclined forwardly "as is best shown inFig's. 7 8 and- 9. A vending carrier 20, which may be in the form of a flatplate', has its ends slidable in the 'guideway 19, while adjacent' itsends lugs 21 are cut from'the plate and bent downwardly orprovided in any other way:

gage on each side of the crank 22 of-a -'cr'ank shaft 23 'journaled in'the plates'18; The crankshaft extends through one of the end plates Qlgof the casing 10 and has a crank handle 25 fastened thereon-"whereby*sai'd' berocked to cause its crank-m shaft may slide the carrier. 1 y

A longitudinal hopper plate 26 has its ends fastened tothe plates 18 'and 'extends" the-forwardedge ofthe lip'27 (Figs? and 8), and'is spacedabove the sametoform afllon'gitudinal discharge opening 29. The

29isjusth1gh enough to permit .one pencil to roll therethrough.

lip 27' is inclined forwardly and the opening A compartment is formed above the hopper plates 26'and 28 opposite the window 11 and this compartmentcontains the pencils or other cylindrical objects'which are to be vended. In ord'erthat the pencils may be kept in parallel order or -,readily= dispensed, upright fingers 80 'and'31 are provided on a carrier and extend upwardly These lugs are formed inpairs-so as wen- 8 1 through slots 32 and 33 in the plates 26 and 28 respectively. There are two pairs of these fingers spaced apart and each pair comprising a rear linger 30 and a front linger 31 spaced therefrom, the finger 30 being slightly higher than the linger 31. and the upper edges of the lingers being rounded. The carrier is provided with a longi iulinal slot 34 located between the fingers 30 and 31 and of sufficient length to permit one pencil to fall therethrough. This slot normally underlies the lip 27 as is shown in Fig. 7. l

It will be seen. by observing lfigs. T and S that upon rocking the crank 22 in a counter clockwise direction the carrier will be slid forwardly. The lowermost pencil resting upon the lip 27 and between the lingers and 31 will be carried thereby through the openin 29 While the remaining lower pencils will ride on the rounded edges of the fingers as the latter slide through the slots 32 and 33. After the pencil is carried through the opening 29 it will roll off the forward edge of the lip 27 and fall through the slot 34. The falling pencil striking upon the deflector 1"? will be guided to the opening 15. When the crank 22 is swung in a clockwise direction the carrier will. he slid back to its normal position and the fingers will agitate the pencils so that one of said pencils will roll down between the fingers and rest upon the lip 27.

One of the frame plates 18 is spaced from the end plate 24 and the shaft 23 extends across this space. An actuator 35 in the form of a disk is mounted on said shaft adjacent the end plate 24 and has a hub 36 integral therewith and fastened on said shaft by a set screw 36. The hub extends to the plate 18. A. coiled spring 37 has its upper end fastened on a stud 38 onthe housing, while its lower end is attached to a link 39 fastened to the hub by a screw 40 3). When the shaft 23 is rotated by the handle 25, the link 29, which is flexible, is rotated with the hub 36, thus placing the spring 37 under tension. W hen the handle is released the spring will return the parts to their normal positions.

On the inner face of the plate 24 a boss 41 is formed and this boss is provided in its face with an angular coin chute 42, the pertions of which are sufficiently offset to overhang each other and cause a coin in passing through said chute to take a circuitous path. This also prevents the insertion of a wire and fraudulently operating the device. A cover plate 43 (Fig. 3) is fastened to the face of the boss over the chute. This plate terminates just over the actuator which latter is contiguous to the lower end of said boss.

The actuator has a latch shoulder 44 pro vided on its periphery and is also provided newness with an upper stop 45 and a lower stop 46. A pin 4"? alternately engaged by these stops, limits the rotation of the actuator. A latch 48 pivoted on a stud 49 secured to the inner side of theend wall 24 has a right-angular head 50 (Fig. 10) directed toward the plate 24 and resting on a boss 51. The head has a depending dog 52 which overhangs the periphery of the actuator between the upper stop 45 and the shoulder 44 and in the path of the latter. A harp spring 53 hinged about the stud 49 has one. end engaging over the latch, whereby said latch is resiliently held in position.

As is best shown in Fig. 4, the actuator 35 has its face next to the plate 24 cut out and provided with inclined guides 54 and 55 respectively located on opposite sides of the shaft 23 and extending downwardly from a supporting boss 56, which latter is normally directly underthe chute at thelower end of the boss 41. Opposite the guide 54 the actuator has a lip 57. This lip is spaced at such a distance from the guide 54 asto-prevent the passage of a nickel therebetween, but to allow a dime or a penny to roll from the boss 56 down said guideway. The distance from the boss 56 to the shoulder 44 is such that a nickel supported on said boss will.

project beyond the shoulder so that when the actuator is rotated in a clockwise direction (Fig. 3), the projecting edge of the nickel will ride under the dog 52 and elevate the latch so as to permit the shoulder to pass whereby the crank 22 may be rocked to operate the carrier. The operation of the actuator is limited by the engagement of the stop 45 with the pin 47. The guide 55 provides clearance for the nickel to roll out over the pin 47 and dropinto the bottom of the hous ing after the latch has been actuated.

The operation. of the machine having been clearly explained, it is not believed necessary to recite the various steps. It will be evident that upon dropping the proper coin into the chute 42, which has its entrance at the front of the casing, said coil or check will lodge upon the boss 56. The operator merely has to pull the handle 25 forwardly whereby the coin will engage the dog 52 and raise the latch 48, thus permitting the shaft 23 to rock its crank 22, which will slide the carrier 20 forwardly and carry the lowermost pencil through the opening 29 from which it, will drop through the slot 34 to the base 14 of the case. The pencil may be removed through the opening 15. It will be seen. that the machine can not be operated without inserting a coin, because if the handle 25 is pulled forward the shoulder 44 will engage the dog 52 andprevent further ro tation of the actuator 35, and said handle can not be swung rearwardly because of the engagement of the stop 46 with the pin 4'2". Various changes in the size and shape of the different parts, as well as modifications and alterations, may be made Withintho scope of the appended claims.

What we claim, is: I

1. In a vending machine, a casing, upright frame members in the casing having guidecrank shaft journaled in the casing and hav ing a rocking connection with the carrier, means exterior of the casing for rocking the shaft, and means in the casing for returning the shaft. i 1

2. In a vending machine, a casing, upright frame members in the casing havlng 1nchned guldeways, a carrier slidable downwardly in said guideways, a compartment, a

hopper at the bottom of said compartment, upright fingers on said carrier slidable transverse-1y through the hopper, said carrier having a slot between its fingers nor. mally underthe bottom of the hopper, a

crank shaft journaled in the casing, and a connection. depending from the carrier'and engaging the shaft.

" In testimony whereof we affix our signa- 30 tures.

' ROBERT C. RUSSELL.

JOHN A. WHITE. R. B. HAYDEN. 

